A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SKIT

Sun, 26 May '24
Bit of improv
Mon, 16 Oct '23
Satirical sketch
Fri, 16 Jun '23
Sketch
Thu, 13 Apr '23
Playlet
Tue, 7 Mar '23
Variety show bit
Tue, 13 Sep '22
Variety show routine
Sat, 18 Jun '22
See 59-Across